Providing a visible light source in an interactive three-dimensional compositing application

Abstract

Some embodiments provide a three dimensional (3D) compositing application that provides a set of lighting tools for the user to better visualize the effects of a light in a 3D space by allowing a user to incorporate interactive visible light sources into a 3D scene that may be a part of a 3D project. The visible light source can be incorporated along each one of three axes independently of the other two of the three axes. The light tools allow the visible light sources that are incorporated into the 3D scene to be rendered for the final composited project, or to be rendered and displayed only during the 3D scene's compositing process to assist the user's visualization. Interactive rendering of the objects, including visible light sources, allow for any adjustments to the 3D scene to be displayed with minimal user-perceivable delay.

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